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REALIZE WHAT YOU ARE:
If you now have any problem with your back or your digestion, you can alleviate it by sitting straight, breathing properly and concentrating on health and vitality. A story illustrates this point.
It was noticed that a prince's spine was not growing straight. All the court doctors were summoned and it was agreed that unless some treatment was devised, the child would become a hunchback
This news greatly disturbed the king, who sent out word throughout the land that a large reward would be paid to anyone who could cure his son of the curvature of his spine. From that day on, a steady stream of doctors, nurses, scientists, healers, magicians and other sorts poured into the palace with every imaginable herb, root, exercise, potion and incantation. None of the methods improved the boy in anyway.
Finally a wise sculptor who knew the art of meditation heard of the poor child's problem and came to the king. He asked only for some sculpturing supplies and materials and the chance to spend three days with the boy. However, he warned the king that it had taken a long time for the condition to reach this stage, and they must allow time for it to disappear. The treatment would take two years.
For two days the wise sculptor worked on a composition, carefully studying the boy's physique from many angles. During this time no one was allowed to see the piece. Finally the third day came and the sculpture was unveiled. It was a perfect statue of the boy standing straight and tall.
